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Impacts of soybean-induced defenses on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) development

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As soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) is an important crop throughout the world, the action of herbivorous insects responsible for economic and productivity losses is the subject of constant research. Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) caterpillars can cause extensive damage to soybean culture; this work investigated possible harmful effects on these caterpillars associated with the possible induced defenses of soybean plants. For this purpose, we assessed the biology of the insect (leaf consumption and performance traits) and chemical composition of the soybean leaves by ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy and chemometrics of three treatments: control, mechanically wounded soybean leaves, and S. frugiperda-damaged soybean leaves. The results reveal that both types of injuries induce changes in soybean metabolism regarding the production of phenolic substances, although only the herbivore-damaged plants provoke negative effects on insect biology. Variations in carotenoid production during the circadian cycle were also found in the control group. These results confirm that the soybean plants could endure and activate chemical defense mechanisms that impair the developmental lifecycle of the insect, suggesting possibilities for sustainable control strategies.

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We thank Agência de Desenvolvimento Agrário e Extensão Rural (AGRAER) and Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) for their support. This work was funding by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico [grant number 481507/2013] and Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul [grant number TO 0165/12].

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  1. Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Avenida Tamandaré, 6000, CP 100, Jardim Seminário, Campo Grande, MS, 79117-900, Brazil

    Ricardo Dias Peruca, Gercina Gonçalves da Silva, Hemerson Pistori & Antonia Railda Roel

  2. Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Do Sul, Av. Senador Filinto Müller, 1555, CP 549, Campo Grande, MS, 79074-460, Brazil

    Roberta Gomes Coelho, Luciana Marçal Ravaglia & Glaucia Braz Alcantara

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Peruca, R.D., Coelho, R.G., da Silva, G.G. et al. Impacts of soybean-induced defenses on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) development. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 12, 257–266 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-017-9565-x

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